Research Funding Perspectives and Impact Resources

A collection of letters and publications from scientific organizations emphasizing the value of consistent federal research funding and the role of programs like IDeA and EPSCoR in supporting research across all regions.

Examples of Letters of Concern from Scientific Organizations:

  1. The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and 52 scientific societies and organizations-https://www.aibs.org/assets/collections/news/aibs-joint-letter-on-impacts-of-executive-actions-to-science.pdf
  2. Union of Concerned Scientists and 40+ prominent scientific societies and organizations-https://www.ucs.org/resources/scientific-society-sign-letter
  3. American Physiological Society (APS)- https://www.physiology.org/detail/news/2025/02/12/aps-urges-nih-to-reverse-harmful-cuts-to-research-costs-take-action-now?SSO=Y
  4. 599 Organizations and 3,511 Private Citizens Signed on to Research!America’s Community Sign-on Letter in Support of Robust NIH Funding and the Protection of Research Infrastructure- /https://www.researchamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/NIH-Community-Sign-On-Letter-with-Signatures-02.25.25-Final.pdf?sm_guid=ODUyMzExfDIyNzEwMDcwfC0xfG1hcnR5QHNmbi5vcmd8NzgyOTYzOXx8MHwwfDI1MDg5NzYzMHw5NTN8MHwwfHw4NDc0MjN8MA2
  5. Association of American Medical Colleges–  https://www.aamc.org/news/press-releases/aamc-statement-drastic-cuts-nih-funded-research
    1. Related AAMC Resources:
      About Facilities & Administrative Costs
      Fact Sheet: Facilities & Costs of Research

Links to publications re IDeA/EPSCoR program impacts and funding issues:

  1. Ehsan, M., A.J. Olejniczak, G.E. Walker, and P. Nagarkatti. 2023. The impact of geographic inequality in federal research funding: A comparative longitudinal study of research and scholarly outputs in EPSCoR versus non-EPSCoR states. PLoS One https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286991
  2. Caulder, E., Zhang, J., Nagarkatti, M. and Nagarkatti, P. 2024. Geographic inequality in funding by National Institutes of Health negatively impacts almost one-half of the states in the United States. Frontiers in Public Health https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1452494/full
  3. Nagarkatti, P and M. Nagarkatti. 2025. NIH funding cuts will hit red states, rural areas and underserved communities the hardest. The Conversation https://theconversation.com/nih-funding-cuts-will-hit-red-states-rural-areas-and-underserved-communities-the-hardest-250592?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=bylinecopy_url_button.

The National Association of IDeA Principal Investigators (NAIPI) is the collective voice of all of us in the IDeA community. NAIPI aims to protect and promote the IDeA programs.  It fosters interactions, promotes resource sharing, enhances the national visibility of the INBREs, COBREs, and CTRs, develops consensus on priorities, identifies and disseminates best practices, identifies opportunities and develops strategies.

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